Friedensreich Hundertwasser

(Austrian, 1928–2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and designer whose passion for spirals and arabesque lines was largely inspired by Viennese Secessionists like Gustav Klimt. “Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines,” he critiqued of the man-made world. “If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting.” Born Friedensreich Stowasser on December 15, 1928 in Vienna, Austria, he and his mother barely avoided persecution from the Nazi regime during World War II. After the war, the artist briefly enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Art before dropping out to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia. As a designer in the 1950s, he undertook several large-scale architectural projects, including his famed Hundertwasserhaus. In the early 1970s, Hundertwasser purchased a number of properties in New Zealand where he would live out the remainder of his career. An outspoken activist against nuclear technology and pollution, the artist continued his involvement through the following decades. Hundertwasser passed away on February 19, 2000 while aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on its voyage from New Zealand to Europe. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein [MED: FARBIG..., 1972

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein [MED: FARBIG..., 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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LEBENSBAUM, 1972

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LEBENSBAUM, 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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DIE FUNFTE AUGENWAAGE, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE FUNFTE AUGENWAAGE, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE LIEBE , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE LIEBE , 1971

Sale Date: September 30, 1992

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DIE AUGEN DES MACHU PICCHU (#94/132), 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE AUGEN DES MACHU PICCHU (#94/132), 1966

Sale Date: September 30, 1992

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GIB ACHT WENN DU UBER DIE PRAIRE GEHST..., 1976

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GIB ACHT WENN DU UBER DIE PRAIRE GEHST..., 1976

Sale Date: September 30, 1992

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KOMPOSITION. REGENTAG (#2967/3000), 1971–1972

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KOMPOSITION. REGENTAG (#2967/3000), 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 30, 1992

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DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE (#34/150), 1967

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DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE (#34/150), 1967

Sale Date: September 30, 1992

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LES DEUX LACS; AND UNTITLED (PEN AND INK...

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LES DEUX LACS; AND UNTITLED (PEN AND INK...

Sale Date: September 27, 1992

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IMAGE FROM THE RAINY DAY PORTFOLIO, 1971..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IMAGE FROM THE RAINY DAY PORTFOLIO, 1971..., 1971

Sale Date: September 11, 1992

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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One of five seamen, 1975–1975

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One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Der Abendländer: Grün, 1977–1978

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Der Abendländer: Grün, 1977–1978

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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